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Jan. 21, 1964 A. ToMAsETTl TOILET LID COVER A Filed Deo. 14, 1961 F/GZ 1 NVE N TOR Awa /A /2/1/,45577/ `IATTORNEY5.

United States Patent O 3,lli,l49 TSELET Lil) COVER Amelia Tonia-setti, 31d Milburn Ava., .ilyndlnnst9 NJ. Fred Dec. i4, 1%1, Ser. No. 159,239 1 Claim. (Cl. 4-242) This invention relates to a toilet lid cover and has as its primary object the provision of an improved cover of this character which may be readily and expeditiously applied to any conventional toilet seat, and which will retain its 1position thereon without the use of the conventional .ties or strings presently employed for thisv purpose.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a toilet lid cover of this character which may be readily formed of any one of a plurality of flexible stretchable, semi-resilient materials and which when positioned on the lid will closely engage about the edges thereof.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a toilet lid cover of this character which will be highly ornamental in appearance, durable in construction, and relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture and utilize.

Still other objects reside in the combinations of elements, arrangements of parts, and features of construction, all as will be more fully pointed out hereinafter and sl wn in the accompanying drawing wherein there are disclosed preferred embodiments of this inventive concept.

ln the drawings:

FTGURE l is a top plan view of one form of toilet lid cover shown as applied to a lid.

2 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 2-2 of FIG. l as viewed in direction indicated by the arrows.

Fl'GURE 3 is an enlarged sectional View talren substantially along the line 3 3 of FIG. l as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

FGURE 4 is a top plan view of a modilied form of lid cover in nnstretched form.

FGURE 5 is an enlarged sectional view partially schematic disclosing the material of the cover of FTGS. l and 2.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawings in detail, and more particularly to FlG. l, there is shown at l@ a conventional toilet seat of any desired conventional configuration which is provided with a lid ll, the seat lll being hinged as at l2 to supporting brackets i3 which are secured in any conventional manner to the rear of the toilet bowl (not shown).

The lid l1 is provided with the usual hinge sleeve 15 whereby the saine may be raised or lowered either with or independently or" the seat.

The cover of the instant invention is generally indicated at Zd, and comprises a shaped cover including a top 21 and a bottom 22 as best shown in FlG. 5 comprised of suitable stretchable elastic material.

One form of material suitable for use in the instant invention is schematically disclosed in FIGURE 5 wherein a plurality of longitudinally extending Wales or ridges 23 extend longitudinally of the cover body relative to the hinge pin, and are connected by X-type stitching 24. Even though the material comprising the cover 23 is not in itself inherently elastic, the relationship of the longitudinally extending wales in parallelism connected by the elastic X-stitched thread 24 renders the entire lid cover transversely stretchable. The top portion 21 and the bottom portion 22 are secured together as by internal aus seams 2S extending about the peripheral edge of the device, and the end opening 27 is surrounded by a double width elastic band 2S which is suitably secured as at 29 to the top and bottom of the cover. The opening 27 is ribbed as shown at 39 in FlG. l, and the material 28 encompassing the opening is also elasticized, and designed to stretch primarily in a direction transverse to the opening.

By virtue of this arrangement the cover may be effectively slipped over any conventional toilet lid, and be held securely in position thereon, the longitudinally extending wales 2d suitably stretching in the neck portion or" the device and constricting by virtue of the elasticized thread adjacent the end portion so as smoothly and evenly to cover toilet lid, and be retained in position thereon.

Obviously, a lid cover constructed in accordance with the instant invention obviates the necessity for any tie strings or analogous devices extending about the periphery thereof as has hitherto been conventional practice.

FIGURE 4 shows a cover generally indicated at 35 having a top 36 which is comprised of material substantially identical to the wales Z3 previously described, and having the top and bottom bound together by internal seams 25a interiorly of the periphery of the device. The end pening is provided with a collar 23a substantially identical to the previously described elastic collar 2S. ln this modification a series of ornamental rosettes 36 or the lilie may be positioned at suitable intervals over the top of the cover, while a lace border 37 may be provided around the arcuate perimeter thereof as desired.

ln the examples above shown and described, the procedute for placing the lid cover on the lid is substantially identical, in that the end opening of each cover is stretched to fit over the wider portion of the lid, and pulled back until it is juxtaposed relative to the hinge pin or sleeve l5 as shown in FIG. l. The inherent resiliency of the material then causes the lid cover to cling tightly about the lid, retaining this position until manually removed.

Frorn the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved stretchable lid cover for toilets which accomplishes all the objects of this invention, and others, including many advantages of great practical utility.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modiiications may be made in the embodiment hereinbeiore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

A toilet lid cover comprised of elastic material forming a top and bottom and a perimetric annular wall, said cover having a longitudinal and a transverse axis and an opening at one end of said longitudinal axis of a width substantially equal that of a conventional toilet lid at the point adjacent its hinge, an elastic band surrounding said opening, said cover being comprised of separate top and bottom portions of inherently inelastic cloth material each formed with a plurality of longitudinally extending parallel wales secured together along their longitudinal edges by X-stitched elastic thread, said top and bottom portions having in-turned seams stitched together to connect said portions along their perimetric angular edges.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,994,887 Thornton Aug. 8, 1961 

